
swipe file scout
Helps uncover GREAT ads to offer inspo to ad teams
Repository Info
About This Server
Helps uncover GREAT ads to offer inspo to ad teams
Model Context Protocol (MCP) - This server can be integrated with AI applications to provide additional context and capabilities, enabling enhanced AI interactions and functionality.
Documentation
Swipe-File Scout 🕵️♀️✨
A weekly GitHub Actions workflow that drops three high-performing ad ideas
(Promo Play, Learner Story, Fresh Spin), top upvoted Reddit threads, and Linkedin Cert shares into a Slack channel.
Uses the Meta Ad Library, Reddit API, and Google alerts—completely free tier.
Quick start
- Fork → Settings → Secrets
FB_TOKEN– system-user token withads_readREDDIT_ID/REDDIT_SECRET– from your Reddit “script” appSLACK_WEBHOOK– incoming-webhook URL of the Slack channel
- Run the workflow (Actions ▸ Swipe-File-Scout ▸ Run workflow).
A digest appears in Slack within ~60 s. - Automatic schedule: every even-numbered Monday at 08:30 PT.
Customising
| What | How |
|---|---|
| Change the run day/time | Edit cron: in .github/workflows/scout.yml. |
| Switch focus programme | Tweak copy lines at the bottom of scout.py. |
| Turn weekly instead of bi-weekly | Delete the “Skip odd weeks” shell block. |
| Use Claude for copywriting | Replace the Python formatter with an MCP call. |
Data & privacy
The script reads public ad creatives and Reddit posts only.
No personal user data is stored; secrets are injected at runtime via
GitHub Actions and never committed to the repo.
License
MIT
Quick Start
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ibrake4flowers/swipe-file-scoutInstall dependencies
cd swipe-file-scout
npm installFollow the documentation
Check the repository's README.md file for specific installation and usage instructions.
Repository Details
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